Knocking Over To People

WindSock · 27-07-2010 03:54PM #1

Do people still do this? I always call / text before I am coming over to someone, mostly to see if they will be there and as a warning that I may be arriving. Are the days gone when someone knocks over without prior notification? I think so, if I am sitting in my Mams house and the doorbell rings, we all look at each other with confusion. Once it has been established that none of us are expecting anyone, someone curious may brave their way to the door expecting beggars / salespeople and brace themselves to kindly tell them to gtfo, or ignore the bell altogether.

jester77 · 27-07-2010 03:57PM

I only knock over people when I'm drunk

biko · 27-07-2010 03:58PM

The advent of the electric, and later the portable, phone definitely has killed this.

Banned Account · 27-07-2010 03:58PM

Sorry, I'm not here to reply to this thread - can you PM me before you post in future.

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jigglywoo · 27-07-2010 03:58PM

Well I think it's polite to let someone know you want to call over.

It's a bit annoying when you're just about to head out and someone calls over and you get delayed for a while.
It's kinda awkward too if someone comes over while you're having dinner.

easyeason3 · 27-07-2010 03:59PM

Yeah I always give a call or a text before I go to anyones house & I expect the same courtesy in return.

Otherwise if the doorbell rings I think it's another chugger & won't answer it.

onemorechance · 27-07-2010 04:00PM

Never answer knocks or door bell anymore! If they don't have your number, they ain't worth getting up for!

biko · 27-07-2010 04:00PM

I remember calling over "uninvited" to friends when I was a kid.
If they were having dinner you just sat in their room, reading comics until they were done.

petes · 27-07-2010 04:03PM

biko wrote: »

I remember calling over "uninvited" to friends when I was a kid.
If they were having dinner you just sat in their room, reading comics until they were done.

Miserable fcukers wouldn't even give you any!!

No one calls to my house unless I know about it. Same the other way around. I'd always text or call first! The way of the times.

Kiera · 27-07-2010 04:03PM

A lot of my friends live in the same area and we tend to just knock in without warning.

Dravokivich · 27-07-2010 04:03PM

As kids, giving a knock on the door to see if someone was coming out didn't seem to odd...

But as I don't live near my friends anymore... I'd be more inclined to call / txt a couple of days before hand to arange hanging out... and would expect it the same the other way around...

Procasinator · 27-07-2010 04:04PM

I prefer if some calls, but don't mind a random knock most of the time. If someone was regularly doing it an inconvenient times, it would be annoying.

I also check who is knocking. I can kindly tell them to GTFO, but someone could easily have lost your number, run out of battery, etc.

27-07-2010 04:05PM

I wasn't sure if it was just growing up that that stopped or the emergence of mobile technology, which happened around the same time.

I live far away from people too so would never get a knock. It's either tv inspector or them bastards throwing in rubbish, so I don't answer

Good way of putting off house thieves as well now that I think of it

NothingMan · 27-07-2010 04:07PM

Only to my Mam's house. Although half the time i'd arrive and there would be nobody home so that's annoying. Definitely wouldn't arrive unexpected to a friends house.

One time a friend of mine popped into mine because he was working on my road, he knocked on the door of my 2 room granny flat I use to live in, I shouted out to hold on, threw on a dressing gown, answered the door and invited him in as I picked up all me and my gf's clothes that were strewn around the room and she got dressed rather embaressed in the other room, I just had a big smug, giggidy head on me.

He calls first now.

kylith · 27-07-2010 04:10PM

It's only polite to let people know you're calling over.

I remember back in the day my mum used to put me and my brothers' coats on when the doorbell rang so if it was someone she didn't want to see she could say we were on our way out. If it was someone she did want to see she'd say we were just back.

El Guapo! · 27-07-2010 04:12PM

Yeah its a pain in the arse when someone unexpected knocks on your door. Especially if its on "naked tuesday" or "gimp suit friday"..........

ScumLord · 27-07-2010 04:32PM

Nobody seems to bother ringing me and knocking on the door is just part of the process of walking straight into the house. Sometimes the first I know about them entering my house is seeing them walk though the sitting room door. It's my close friends that do that but still it can be a bit annoying at times if I'd planned to do something menial I'll end up putting it off till later which means it just doesn't get done.

Kiera · 27-07-2010 04:35PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Nobody seems to bother ringing me and knocking on the door is just part of the process of walking straight into the house. Sometimes the first I know about them entering my house is seeing them walk though the sitting room door. It's my close friends that do that but still it can be a bit annoying at times if I'd planned to do something menial I'll end up putting it off till later which means it just doesn't get done.

You could just lock your door?

ScumLord · 27-07-2010 04:38PM

Kiera wrote: »

You could just lock your door?

That's a bit much in a small town, people would think I'm weird.

Sykk · 27-07-2010 04:39PM

The only person that doesn't ring before knocking is the T.V license man.

bonerm · 27-07-2010 04:40PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Nobody seems to bother ringing me and knocking on the door is just part of the process of walking straight into the house. Sometimes the first I know about them entering my house is seeing them walk though the sitting room door. It's my close friends that do that but still it can be a bit annoying at times if I'd planned to do something menial I'll end up putting it off till later which means it just doesn't get done.

Never heard it called that before?

caseyann · 27-07-2010 04:44PM

Kiera wrote: »

A lot of my friends live in the same area and we tend to just knock in without warning.

are you still single

Kiera · 27-07-2010 04:47PM

caseyann wrote: »

are you still single

On formal forms, yes.

BLACKEN · 27-07-2010 04:55PM

Everybody fones ahead before coming round mine........... but that may have something to do with the fact that i live in the middle of nowhere and theres a rather large marble sign on my gate which clearly reads" KEEP OUT NO CALLERS"............ and yes i am serious!

Leeg17 · 27-07-2010 04:58PM

When I was young I lived the house beside my then best friend for a good few years until I was around 9. We used to call over to each others houses in the morning, and go home in the evening, only leaving for dinner. It got to the stage where we let ourselves in without knocking

caseyann · 27-07-2010 04:59PM

Kiera wrote: »

On formal forms, yes.

It will change

I had that someone arrive at the door in a taxi,i mean got a taxi over.Not a phone call nothing.It is very rude to assume you have time to entertain people.

MingulayJohnny · 27-07-2010 04:59PM

It depends on the personality of the person who you're calling around to. Some people like to prepare themselves for a visit. There's times when I wouldn't like even my friends coming over unannounced.

Kiera · 27-07-2010 05:02PM

caseyann wrote: »

It will change

I had that someone arrive at the door in a taxi,i mean got a taxi over.Not a phone call nothing.It is very rude to assume you have time to entertain people.

Nothing will change. 50% of my mates are married and we all still drop in. In fact 3 dropped in last Saturday night at 1.30am and didnt leave till 9pm Sunday evening. Its no biggie. If my OH was there they'd know to stay away

Morpheus · 27-07-2010 05:04PM

same here,

me and my mates would call in ones and twos to each others doors.

often times my best mate would call into me or i to him first thing in the morning, we'd dissapear for the day only running home to scoff down dinner, often times that involved eating 2 dinners, one in each others houses lol

got to the stage where my mate would walk straight in, say hi to the other members of the family, call out for me and then head into the kitchen and stick on the kettle!!!

Miss them days

life was simples.

NothingMan · 27-07-2010 05:05PM

Kiera wrote: »

Nothing will change. 50% of my mates are married and we all still drop in. In fact 3 dropped in last Saturday night at 1.30am and didnt leave till 9pm Sunday evening. Its no biggie. If my OH was there they'd know to stay away

Why? What kinds of friends are they? Are you organising giant orgy swinger sessions as soon as the OH is away?

Can I come?

caseyann · 27-07-2010 05:05PM

Kiera wrote: »

Nothing will change. 50% of my mates are married and we all still drop in. In fact 3 dropped in last Saturday night at 1.30am and didnt leave till 9pm Sunday evening. Its no biggie. If my OH was there they'd know to stay away

Thats what i mean

Knocking Over To People

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